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1
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What happens when the energy flows away from a warm object?

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The temperature decreases

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2
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Which colours show what temperature in a thermogram?

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  • white/ yellow - hot
  • black/ dark blue/ purple - cold
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What happens to the **kinetic energy **when the temperature of a body increases?

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The average kinetic energy of the particles increases

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What is heat and temperature a measurement of?

And what scale is used?

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  • heat is a measurement of internal energy and measured on the absolute scale
  • temperature is a measurement of hotness on an arbitrary scale
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What is specific heat capacity?

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Energy needed to raise the temperature of 1kg by 1°C, measured in **joules per kilogram degree Celsius **(J/kg °C)

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How do you calculate energy transfer by specific heat capacity?

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energy transferred =
mass x specific heat capacity x temperature change

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What is specific latent heat?

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The energy needed to melt or boil 1kg of the material, measured in **joule per kilogram **(J/kg)

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How do you calculate energy transfer by specific latent heat?

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energy transferred = mass x specific latent heat

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How does double glazing reduce energy loss by conduction?

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The gap between the two pieces of glass is filled with a gas or contains a vacuum

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Why does the vacuum reduce energy transfer?

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Because there are no particles, so it is impossible to transfer energy by conduction

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How does loft insulation** **reduce energy loss by conduction?

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  • warm air in home rises
  • energy is transferred through the ceiling by conduction
  • air in loft is warmed by the top of ceiling and trapped in loft insulation
  • no energy is transferred as both sides of the ceiling are the same temperature
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How does loft insulation reduce energy loss by convection?

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  • without loft insulation, the warm air in the loft can move by convection and heat the roof tiles
  • energy is transferred to the outside by conduction
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How does cavity wall insulation reduce energy loss?

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  • air in the foam is a good insulator
  • air cannot move by convection because it is trapped in the foam
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How do insulation blocks reduce energy transfer by radiation?

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Covered in shiny foil so:

  • energy from Sun is reflected back to keep homes cool in summer
  • energy from home is reflected back to keep homes warm in winter
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15
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How can energy be transferred by conduction?

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Due to the transfer of kinetic energy between particles

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How can energy be transferred by convection?

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A gas expands when heated, making it less dense so it rises.

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17
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How can you measure density?

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**density (kg/m3or g/cm3) **= mass/ volume

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18
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How can energy be transferred through a vacuum?

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Radiation does not need material to transfer energy, so can be transferred.

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How can you calculate energy efficiency?

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**efficiency = useful energy output / total energy input **(x 100%)

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20
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How can energy transformations be shown?

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Through Sankey diagrams

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21
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How can you calculate payback time?

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payback time = cost of insulation / annual saving

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22
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What is the **amplitude **of a wave?

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The maximum displacement of a particle from its rest position

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23
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What is the crest / peak and trough of a wave?

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  • crest - highest point on a wave above its rest position
  • trough- lowest point on a wave below its rest position
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What is the frequency of a wave?

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The number of complete waves passing a point in one second

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How can you calculate wave speed?

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wave speed = frequency x wavelength

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26
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Name the parts of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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  1. radio
  2. microwave
  3. infrared
  4. visible
  5. ultraviolet
  6. X-ray
  7. gamma ray
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27
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How does **refraction **work?

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The speed of the waves decrease as the wave enters a more dense medium and increases as the wave enters a less dense medium. The frequency stays the same but wavelength changes

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28
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What is diffraction?

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The spreading out of a wave as it passes through a gap

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29
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How does diffraction change?

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Most diffraction occurs when the gap is a similar size to the wavelength. Larger gaps show less diffraction

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30
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What is the Morse code?

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A series of dots and dashes to represent letters of the alphabet

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31
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What type of signal is the Morse code?

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Digital

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32
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What is the Morse code used for?

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Signalling lamps as a series of short and long flashes of light

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33
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What is white light made of?

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Different colours of different frequencies out of phase

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34
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What is laser light made of?

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Single frequency, in phase and shows low divergence

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35
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How is laser light used for a Compact Disk (CD)?

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  • surface of CD is pitted
  • pits represent the digital signal
  • laser light is shone onto the CD surface and difference in reflection provides the information for the digital signal
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36
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What is refraction?

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When light passes from two materials of different densities and changes direction

37
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What happens to the angles when light passes from a more dense material to a less dense material?

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The angle of refraction is larger than the angle of incidence

38
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What is the critical angle?

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When the angle of refraction is 90°

39
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What is total internal reflection?

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When the angle of incidence is bigger than the critical angle, the light is reflected

40
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How is TIR used for optical fibres?

A

Telephone conversations and computer data are transmitted long distances at the speed of light

41
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How does an **endoscope **work?

A
  • light passes along one set of optical fibres to illuminate the inside of the body
  • light is reflected
  • reflected light passes up another set of fibres to an eyepiece or camera
42
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How well doe **infrared **penetrate food?

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Not very easily

43
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How far does **microwave **radiation penetrate food?

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1 cm into food

44
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What materials can penetrate or reflect microwaves?

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  • penetrate glass or plastic
  • reflect shiny metal surfaces
45
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Why does a microwave have a glass door?

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  • reflects the microwaves
  • so it does not burn body tissue
46
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What does the amount of energy depend on?

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Frequency or wavelength of wave

47
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What frequency/ wavelength transfer more energy?

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  • High frequency
  • Short wavelength
48
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How do ovens cook food by infrared radiation and microwave ovens by microwave radiation?

A
  • energy absorbed by surface of food
  • kinetic energy of surface food particles increases
  • rest of food is heated by conduction
  • water or fat molecules in outer layers of food vibrate more
49
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What wavelength range do microwaes have?

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Between 1 mm to 30 cm

50
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What wavelength is used by mobile phones and how much energy is transferred?

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  • longer wavelengths than microwave ovens
  • less energy is transferred by mobile phones
51
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What is microwave radiation used for?

A

Communicating over long distances

52
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What must **transmitters **and **receivers **be with each other?

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In line of sight

53
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Where must aerials be situated?

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On top of high buildings

54
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What are satellites used for?

A

Microwave communication

55
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How do satellites work?

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  • signal from Earth is received, amplified and re-transmitted back to Earth
  • in line of sight because there are no obstructions in space
56
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What are the concerns of use of mobile phone and positioning of phone masts?

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  • exposure to radio waves
  • can cause cancer if too much exposure
57
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How can signals be affected?

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  • adverse weather and large areas of water can scatter signals
  • curvature of the Earth limits line of sight, so transmitters have to be on tall buildings
  • microwaves do not show much diffraction
58
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What do infrared signals carry?

A

Information that allows electronic and electrical devices to be controlled

59
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What does a digital signal look like?

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60
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What does an analogue signal look like?

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61
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What does the switchover from analogue to digital do for TV and radio?

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  • improve signal quality for both picture and sound
  • a greater choice of programmes
  • being able to interact with the programme
  • information services such as programme guides and subtitles
62
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What do optical fibres allow?

A

Data to be transmitted very quickly using pulses of light

63
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Before an analogue signal is transmitted, where is it added to?

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A carrier wave

64
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What is the frequency of the carrier wave?

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Higher than the signal being transmitted

65
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What is multiplexing?

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Combination of multiple signals into one signal trasmitted over a shared medium

66
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What is wireless technology used by?

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  • radio and television
  • laptops
  • mobile phones
67
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What happens to radio waves in the Earth’s atmosphere?

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It is reflected and refracted:

  • amount of refraction depends on the frequency of wave
  • there is less refraction at higher frequencies
68
Q

Why can same frequencies be used by more than one radio station?

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  • radio stations are too far away from each other to interfere
  • in unusual weather, radio waves can travel further and the broadcasts interfere
69
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How can interference be reduced?

A

By using digital signals

70
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What does Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) provide?

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  • greater choice of radio stations
  • audio quality is not as good as FM signals
  • eliminates interference between other radio stations
71
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How are radio waves affected by the ionosphere?

A

They are reflected:

  • behave like light in an optical fibre
  • undergo total internal reflection
72
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What does and does not reflect radio waves?

A

Water reflects but land does not

73
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How are microwaves affected by the ionosphere?

A

They pass though it

74
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Where do communication satellites orbit?

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Above the equato and take 24 hourse to orbit Earth

75
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What are communication problems?

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  • radio waves are diffracted when they meet an obstruction
  • refraction in atmosphere needs to be taken into account
  • transmitting aerial needs to send a focused beam because its aerial is very small
  • trasmitted beam is slightly divergent
  • energy is lost from the edge of transmitting aerial because of diffraction
76
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What does a seismograph show?

A

Different types of earthquake waves

77
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What are P waves?

A
  • longitudinal pressure waves
  • travel through Earth at 5km/s - 8km/s
  • can pass through solids and liquids
78
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What are S waves?

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  • transverse waves
  • travel through Earth at 3km/s - 5.5km/s
  • can only pass through solids
79
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How are P waves affected by the core?

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  • refracted by the core
  • paths taken by P waves allow scientists to work out the size of the core
80
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How are S waves affected by the core?

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  • not travel through liquid
  • allows scientists to determine that the core is liquid
81
Q

What does ultraviolet light cause?

A

A tan on skin

82
Q

What cell produces a tan?

A

Melanin produces a pigment that causes a tan

83
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Why do darker people not tan as easily?

A

The UV radiation is filtered out

84
Q

How do you calculate the time to spend in Sun?

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maximum length of time to spend in the Sun = published normal burn time x SPF

85
Q

Where is ozone found?

A

In the stratosphere

86
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What does ozone do?

A

Filter out UV radiation

87
Q

What was the main cause of reducing the ozone layer?

A

Gases from aerosols and firdges

88
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Where is the ozone thinnest?

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Above the South Pole because ozone depleting chemicals work best in cold conditions

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